Solo Shopping

  1. Atria Supermarket

    The best of the modern supermarkets include the newer Atria. For everyday shopping, check out the markets or the shops on Jl Secoyudan.

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  2. Balai Agung

    Here, on the north side of the alun-alun in front of the Kraton Surakarta, you can see high-quality wayang kulit puppets being made (and put through their paces). Gamelan sets are also on sale, but these are produced in the village of Bekonang, 5km east of Solo.

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  3. Batik Danarhadi

    Danarhadi is a big Solonese manufacturer. It has a good range of batik fabrics and ready-made clothes.

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  4. Batik Keris Factory

    In Lawiyan, west of the city, this is one place to see the batik process up close. Its shop (Jl Yos Sudarso 62) has icy air-con, a café and two full floors of fixed-price batik bags, skirts and shirts.

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  5. Batik Semar

    Semar is good for modern cotton and beautiful silk batiks.

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  7. Hypermarket

    The best of the modern supermarkets include the rebuilt Hypermarket. For everyday shopping, check out the markets or the shops on Jl Secoyudan.

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  8. Jl Dr Rajiman

    Jl Dr Rajiman, which runs along the southern edge of the alun-alun , is the goldsmiths street. Buy gold in the Chinese shops and have its weight and purity verified by the streetside gold testers along Jl Dr Rajiman and the side street of Jl Reksoniten near the kraton .

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  9. Matahari Department Store

    For everyday shopping, check out the markets or the shops on Jl Secoyudan or head to Matahari Department Store, which offers everything you would expect.

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  10. Pasar Depok

    At the northwestern end of Jl Raden Mas Said, Pasar Depok is Solo's squawking bird market.

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  11. Pasar Gede

    Pasar Gede is the city's largest general market, selling all manner of produce, particularly fruit and vegetables.

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  13. Pasar Klewer

    Pasar Klewer, supposedly the largest batik and textile market in Indonesia, is the ever-crowded three-storey textile market near Kraton Surakarta. This is the place to buy batik (mainly batik ) - and it helps if you know your stuff and are prepared to bargain.

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  14. Pasar Triwindu

    All kinds of bric-a-brac plus a few genuine antiques are sold at Solo's fun flea market - fine porcelain, puppets, batik tulis (hand-painted or literally 'written' batik), pens, lamps and furniture. An ever-increasing amount of the market is also devoted to car and motorcycle parts. Many of the antiques are newly aged, so be prepared to bargain hard.

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  15. Street Vendors

    Kris and other souvenirs can be purchased from Street Vendors at the eastern side of the alun-alun near Kraton Surakarta. The gem sellers have a mind-boggling array of semiprecious stones.

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